EU-27: Cows slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Cows Slaughtered in the European Union, in terms of carcass weight. The data are collected on a monthly basis and divided by EU country.

The first two graphs highlight the share of the single Countries on the total slaughterings of in EU-27, and the the main changes that occurred during the current year.

The tables below report the annual and monthly data on slaughters in EU countries: to obtain the monthly data, simply click on the chosen year in the table header;to access further details on each country, click on the country of interest.

Furthermore, the following entries are made available for the European Union and for each country:

VIEW SLAUGHTERS
in number of heads
  • To view the monthly data, click on the chosen year on the table header
  • To access further details for each Country, click on the Country of interest.
EU-27: Cows Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 Var % Period
Austria 66.660 58.970 62.700 60.400 59.110 60.310 37.410 37.590 +0,5% Jan - Aug '25
Belgium 131.330 129.360 121.930 114.480 116.640 118.800 89.060 79.700 -10,5% Jan - Sep '25
Bulgaria 3.310 3.520 4.250 4.320 3.890 3.990 2.450 2.560 +4,5% Jan - Aug '25
Cyprus 1.210 1.110 1.880 1.990 1.860 1.950 1.220 1.110 -9,0% Jan - Aug '25
Croatia 4.770 4.560 5.070 5.070 4.680 4.570 2.910 3.920 +34,7% Jan - Aug '25
Denmark 52.600 51.900 53.400 51.860 51.930 49.120 31.690 30.550 -3,6% Jan - Aug '25
Estonia 4.760 5.130 4.980 5.240 4.910 5.040 3.740 3.740 0,0% Jan - Sep '25
Finland 21.320 21.150 20.490 20.230 20.300 19.740 14.420 13.370 -7,3% Jan - Sep '25
France 597.460 602.880 595.980 571.080 532.840 527.640 386.960 379.970 -1,8% Jan - Sep '25
Germany 366.000 348.000 352.810 314.900 318.490 321.530 205.400 192.390 -6,3% Jan - Aug '25
Greece 6.920 6.320 6.380 7.250 7.370 6.130 4.220 4.290 +1,7% Jan - Aug '25
Ireland 110.760 116.880 113.040 125.370 124.260 132.320 95.650 80.640 -15,7% Jan - Sep '25
Italy 169.540 158.970 163.730 171.190 131.190 144.520 91.790 90.900 -1,0% Jan - Aug '25
Latvia 8.500 8.380 9.150 8.480 10.300 9.640 6.340 5.830 -8,0% Jan - Aug '25
Lithuania 19.330 18.170 19.860 19.250 20.750 20.530 12.950 11.510 -11,1% Jan - Aug '25
Luxembourg 3.600 3.300 3.670 3.480 3.280 3.220 2.260 2.660 +17,7% Jan - Sep '25
Malta 330 410 330 300 380 370 260 280 - Jan - Sep '25
Netherlands 134.430 150.540 147.590 135.640 152.070 151.230 97.650 94.460 -3,3% Jan - Aug '25
Poland 150.590 146.680 154.380 154.410 142.460 187.020 122.230 111.770 -8,6% Jan - Aug '25
Portugal 21.030 21.140 24.560 26.780 24.320 22.670 15.560 14.830 -4,7% Jan - Aug '25
Czech Republic 28.760 28.070 28.040 27.790 29.670 30.210 19.680 19.530 -0,8% Jan - Aug '25
Romania 21.450 14.440 17.090 18.380 16.040 18.060 10.540 13.730 +30,3% Jan - Aug '25
Slovakia 2.910 2.000 3.550 2.650 3.090 3.210 2.100 1.810 -13,8% Jan - Aug '25
Slovenia 6.260 6.430 7.310 7.470 6.120 5.980 3.470 3.440 -0,9% Jan - Aug '25
Spain 101.030 95.900 109.970 118.660 116.370 111.910 85.670 74.570 -13,0% Jan - Sep '25
Sweden 44.860 44.280 41.720 42.400 44.130 44.390 26.210 22.470 -14,3% Jan - Aug '25
Hungary 20.040 19.070 19.080 17.120 15.340 14.320 9.430 10.270 +8,9% Jan - Aug '25
TOTAL EU 2.099.760 2.067.560 2.092.940 2.036.190 1.961.790 2.018.420 1.305.190 1.237.840 -5,2% Jan - Aug '25
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -1,5% +1,2% -2,7% -3,7% +2,9%      
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Source: Eurostat

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